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Howard Raymond Utz (CRD #2672208) is a former broker whose last registered employer was Hazard & Siegel, Inc. (CRD #2048) of Mars, PA, from 09/24/2015 through 06/01/2018. His previous employers include Securities America, Inc. (CRD #10205) and Sunset Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #3538), both of Mars, PA. No current employment…

Ray Gene Reese (CRD #1694620) is a FINRA Broker and Investment Advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp (CRD #12963) of Farmington, MO. His previous employers include Pruco Securities Corporation (CRD #5685) and The Prudential Insurance Company Of America (CRD #680), of Newark, NJ, Hibbard Brown & Co., Inc. (CRD #18246)…

FINRA has barred former financial advisor and broker Scott Palmer (CRD #817586) after multiple customer disputes. His last employer was Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC (CRD #463) of Hackensack, NJ, from 03/02/2007 to 06/13/2017. He was allowed to resign after “Loss of Confidence related to complaint disclosure history.”   Palmer is…

Former UBS broker John Maccoll (CRD #839441) has been indefinitely barred from affiliation with any FINRA member in any capacity as of 07/02/2018. His most recent employer was UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD #8174) of Birmingham, MI. Previously, he was employed with Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (CRD #7556) of Purchase,…

FINRA has barred former registered broker Gregory Alan LeVine (CRD #2401300) indefinitely on 04/09/2018, after he failed to respond to a request for information. LeVine is currently not registered with any FINRA member. His last employer was First Allied Advisory Services, (CRD #32444) of Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he is…

Peter Gerhard Klaas (CRD #2381681) is a former broker and investment advisor, and was employed at El Segundo, CA-based Cetera Advisor Networks since 05/2017. Klaas was previously employed with Allegis Investment Services (05/2014-03/2017,) Signator Financial Services (04/2011-06/2014), and LPL Financial (09-2007-05/2011.) No current employment information is available. The Colorado Division…

Broker Charles Ernest Kenahan (CRD #1351974) is a broker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD #7691) of Boston, MA, registered since 12/7/2007. Previous employers include Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated (CRD #8209) and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (CRD #7556) of Boston, MA, Smith Barney Inc. (CRD #7059)…

Brian John Hussey, Jr., (CRD #4640067) is a registered broker and investment advisor who is currently suspended by FINRA. His last (and only employer) is Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #6363) of Tampa, FL. He has been in the industry since 2008. Hussey’s suspension stems from a customer complaint on…

  Silver Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who purchased American Finance Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFIN) – a real estate investment trust (REIT) sponsored by AR Global with a focus on the management and acquisition of a service-focused tenant portfolio. AFIN REIT LOSSES? According to a report…

http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20180730/FREE/180739993/schorsch-reit-listing-a-billion-dollar-disaster-for-investors As many brokers and other investment professionals know, investing in a REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust, is something that’s best left to experienced, sophisticated investors. There’s a reason for that, and some recent activities have proven, once again, that illiquid REITs are definitely not for amateurs. There are…